{"398981":{"#nid":"398981","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Costa Rican Presidential Visit Shines Light on University Exchanges","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELook at the study-abroad map of most universities across\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia\u003C\/strong\u003E, and\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003ECosta Rica\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;seems like the constant destination.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe programs are diverse:\u0026nbsp;some students take\u0026nbsp;Spanish while\u0026nbsp;teaching English; others learn about tropical ecosystems or how to develop\u0026nbsp;ecotourism programs. Study-abroad websites promising \u201clife-changing\u201d experiences\u0026nbsp;show\u0026nbsp;images of lush forests\u0026nbsp;and students zip-lining, riding horses or whooshing\u0026nbsp;down water slides.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWith its political stability,\u0026nbsp;biodiversity, relative poverty and international accolades for \u201cgreen living\u201d and the world\u2019s happiest population, Costa Rica has become a magnet\u0026nbsp;for\u0026nbsp;such\u0026nbsp;short-term visits. But as\u0026nbsp;President\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003ELuis Guillermo\u0026nbsp;Solis\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.globalatlanta.com\/article\/27561\/costa-rican-president-to-visit-atlanta-on-investment-education-tour\/\u0022\u003Ecomes to Atlanta next month\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;to recruit investors from\u0026nbsp;sectors like information technology and medical devices, he will be highlighting programs that engage the country on a more enduring level.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/strong\u003E\u2019s\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003ESupply Chain Logistics Institute\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;in 2009 launched its Trade, Innovation and Productivity Center in\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003ESan Jose\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;with lofty goals: to change the way the country gets its export\u0026nbsp;products to market, largely by using research to maximize domestic infrastructure and streamline\u0026nbsp;regulations related to trade.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.globalatlanta.com\/article\/27565\/costa-rican-presidential-visit-shines-light-on-university-exchanges\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERead the article in its entirety\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E within the Global Atlanta website.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAs\u0026nbsp;President\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003ELuis Guillermo\u0026nbsp;Solis\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.globalatlanta.com\/article\/27561\/costa-rican-president-to-visit-atlanta-on-investment-education-tour\/\u0022\u003Ecomes to Atlanta next month\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;to recruit investors from\u0026nbsp;sectors like information technology and medical devices, he will be highlighting programs that engage the country on a more enduring level.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Atlanta is one stop on President Luis Guillermo Solis\u0027s four-city, 13-day U.S. tour aimed at wooing investment to Costa Rica."}],"uid":"27233","created_gmt":"2015-04-24 10:44:48","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:18:08","author":"Andy Haleblian","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-04-24T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2015-04-24T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"398961":{"id":"398961","type":"image","title":"Costa Rican Presidential Visit Shines Light on University Exchanges","body":null,"created":"1449246371","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:26:11","changed":"1475895117","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:51:57","alt":"Costa Rican Presidential Visit Shines Light on University Exchanges","file":{"fid":"75749","name":"global-atlanta.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/global-atlanta.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/global-atlanta.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":83624,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/global-atlanta.jpg?itok=7xRnAjmt"}}},"media_ids":["398961"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.globalatlanta.com\/article\/27565\/costa-rican-presidential-visit-shines-light-on-university-exchanges\/","title":"Read the article in its entirety within the Global Atlanta website."}],"groups":[{"id":"1243","name":"The Supply Chain and Logistics Institute (SCL)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"234","name":"Costa Rica"},{"id":"124691","name":"global trade"},{"id":"124711","name":"unviersity"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":["info@gatech.cr"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"209341":{"#nid":"209341","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Costa Rica TIP Center Moves Forward with Major Projects","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESweeping revisions to Costa Rica\u0027s medical-products registration process are receiving one last in-house review before the final recommendations are delivered to officials at the Ministry of Health.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe project, initiated at the request of Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla, is one of three major initiatives on the docket at Georgia Tech\u0027s Costa Rica Trade, Innovation, and Productivity Center (TIP). The other projects involve development of a food traceability system and a proposal to create a methodology for prioritizing future infrastructure projects in terms of their value to the country\u0027s trade chain.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn Costa Rica as in most countries, certain medical products \u2014 primarily pharmaceuticals, either produced in-country or imported \u2014 must undergo a registration process before they can be sold there. The problem is that the procedure takes 12 months, strong evidence that it\u0027s riddled with inefficiencies. The cumbersome registration process not only results in higher costs, but the long delay prevents patients from receiving the most up-to-date treatments in a timely manner.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIndustrial engineers at the TIP Center modeled the registration procedure in detail. \u0022We determined there was a lot of duplication and unnecessary steps in the process,\u0022 said Emmanuel Hess, general manager at the center.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUsing software developed by Amar Ramudhin, director of Supply Chain Management \u0026amp; Technology at Georgia Tech\u0027s Supply Chain \u0026amp; Logistics Institute (SCL), the routine was re-engineered and a series of recommendations for its implementation was drawn up. When fully operational, the newly streamlined process will \u0022lead to savings in time and cost not only for the Ministry of Health, but also for the private producers and private distributors that are registering medicines here in Costa Rica,\u0022 Hess explained.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe effort will open the door for additional TIP Center projects with other government agencies, said Jaymie Forrest, managing director of SCL.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022President Chinchilla has a Competitiveness Council that\u0027s using this project as a base study to show how other internal processes need to be improved, and how they can be more efficient in other matters,\u0022 she said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFood Traceability\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA product tracing requirement that documents Costa Rican agricultural exports each step of the way, from local farm to retailer in the U.S., will help ensure a safe and wholesome food supply, and could serve as a model for other Latin American countries.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStarted four years ago, the TIP Center\u0027s food traceability project presaged the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2011, a U.S. law passed in the wake of several high-profile cases of food contamination. The law mandates a number of health and safety measures for food imports, including a product tracing system requirement. The Act gives the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authority to unilaterally block any import or importer of fruits and vegetables even if there is only the suspicion of contaminated product in the food chain. Before, a problem had to be specifically identified \u2014 a painstaking process that could take months.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERegulations detailing the law\u0027s requirements and implementation are still unfolding, with the FDA requesting industry feedback on the latest set of food safety standards it issued in January 2013.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Currently we are working with local authorities in giving back comments and making remarks with regard to these rules,\u0022 said Hess. \u0022We\u0027re also trying to create a sense of urgency among small- and medium-size producers around the country as to the need to adapt and abide by the law\u0027s provisions.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETightening import rules will have a significant impact on countries that rely heavily on agricultural exports, by spurring them to deploy a formalized, country-level structure so their governments can ensure that their products are traceable to point of origin, as required by the Food Modernization Act, and all the necessary documentation is readily available if something goes wrong.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Being able to know exactly where contaminated products came from is important to a developing country because it would be devastating to their economy if all of their U.S. exports of a particular product were shut off,\u0022 Forrest said, noting that more than 60 percent of the produce Americans consume is imported. \u0022The only way you can trace an international food chain in two days is if you have a well-defined, automated system where participants are talking to each other. It really has to be an integrated supply chain.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EShe added, \u0022We\u0027ve probably done more in this area than anybody else right now. We want Costa Rica to be the first country in the world to be able to say that their exports are traceable with a country-level strategy.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOptimizing Infrastructure Planning\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Costa Rica TIP Center has completed the necessary groundwork to conduct a structured value-chain analysis that will inform the country\u0027s decision making regarding current and future infrastructure investments. The next step is to secure funding to implement the proposal, but to date, an appropriation has not been forthcoming. Hess, however, remains optimistic.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022We\u0027re hopeful to get funding through the Costa Rican government and the Interamerican Development Bank in the next few months,\u0022 he said. \u0022We feel this is going to happen, but we\u0027re not sure if this is going to be done under this administration, which has about a year left in its term.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe proposal, developed at the request of Vice President Luis Lieberman, calls for Georgia Tech engineers to examine selected infrastructure projects already built, under construction or on the drawing board, in terms of their overall value to the national trade chain.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022After analyzing the cost-benefit opportunities of these particular investments, we\u0027ll create a methodology of how to make better decisions in the future,\u0022 said Forrest.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWorldwide Outreach\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Costa Rica TIP Center is one of six international logistics research centers operated under the auspices of the Supply Chain and Logistics Institute and the Stewart School of Industrial \u0026amp; Systems Engineering at Georgia Tech in Atlanta.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECenters are located in Atlanta, Singapore, Shanghai, Panama, and Mexico. Their common purpose is to develop insights, strategies, and methodologies to improve the productivity of existing trade chains while promoting innovation for identifying and enabling new trade-chain opportunities. In addition, the centers support a range of educational activities related to trade-chain infrastructure, innovation, and productivity.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWritten by: Gary Goettling\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESweeping revisions to Costa Rica\u0027s medical-products registration process are receiving one last in-house review before the final recommendations are delivered to officials at the Ministry of Health. 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The recommendation for governments of the region is to optimize road infrastructure and connectivity between regions of production\/consumptions and develop strong and resilient road links to ports. Access roads should be developed to support container traffic and reduce delays in container pick-up and delivery.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe study, conducted by Ramudhin with the Georgia Tech Logistics Innovation \u0026amp; Research Center Panama, included individual country reports and the Think Piece assessing overall port performance and the impact of the widening of the Panama Canal on the countries studied.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe expansion of the Panama Canal will very likely create one or more mega hubs on the Atlantic side and it is crucial that countries work with the carriers and liner services to develop good connectivity with these hubs,\u201d said Ramudhin. \u0026nbsp;\u201cThe ports in Panama and Caucedo in the Dominican Republic are natural candidates as no other ports in this study, whether in the Pacific or Atlantic, can handle the larger vessels that will come through the expanded Canal.\u0026nbsp; But even these ports have to improve their performance and capability to handle the larger ship efficiently.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EClick \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/issuu.com\/isyealumnimagazine\/docs\/idbportassessment\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E to view a pdf of the full report.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAmar Ramudhin and Don Ratliff were authors of a recent study, titled \u0022Assessment of Port Performance and Port Connectivity Study in Belize, Central America, and the Dominican Republic,\u0022 which was released at the annual meeting of the Inter-American Development Bank in Panama March 14-17.\n \n  \n \n\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The result of the study points to the need of an integrated intermodal sea-land network to foster global trade and trade exchanges between the various countries."}],"uid":"27511","created_gmt":"2013-05-09 09:27:41","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:14:12","author":"Ashley Daniel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-05-09T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2013-05-09T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"47643":{"id":"47643","type":"image","title":"Donald Ratliff, executive director of Georgia Tech\u0027s Supply Chain \u0026 Logistics Institute","body":null,"created":"1449175354","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:42:34","changed":"1475894447","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:40:47","alt":"Donald Ratliff, executive director of Georgia Tech\u0027s Supply Chain \u0026 Logistics Institute","file":{"fid":"190126","name":"don-ratliff_web.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/don-ratliff_web_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/don-ratliff_web_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":43220,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/don-ratliff_web_0.jpg?itok=GD3SDGrq"}}},"media_ids":["47643"],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"42941","name":"Art Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"13620","name":"Amar Ramudhin"},{"id":"7977","name":"Don Ratliff"},{"id":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"},{"id":"2853","name":"Inter-American Development Bank"},{"id":"426","name":"isye"},{"id":"10306","name":"Panama"},{"id":"167228","name":"supply chain \u0026 logistics institute"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:barbara.christopher@isye.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Christopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"161371":{"#nid":"161371","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Cool Insights: The New Dilemma for Fresh Programs","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ENick Pacitti, co-founder of Sterling Solutions LLC, recently authored the Cool Insights column for the September edition of \u003Cem\u003EFood Logistics\u003C\/em\u003E, titled \u201c\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/foodlogistics.epubxp.com\/title\/10122\u0022\u003EThe New Dilemma for Fresh Programs\u003C\/a\u003E.\u201d\u0026nbsp; 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Don Ratliff, Jaymie Forrest, and Harvey Donaldson, who head the Georgia Tech Integrated Food Chain Center, appear on the cover of the magazine.\u0026nbsp; The cover story begins on page 14 and continues through page 20.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EFinally, the food logistics industry will have a research and resource center to utilize for questions about and solutions to every aspect of managing and monitoring the food cold supply chain. The Georgia Tech Integrated Food Chain Center, formed by the Georgia Tech Supply Chain \u0026amp; Logistics Institute (SCL) and by Sterling Solutions LLC, will be housed within the SCL in Atlanta. 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The new TIP Center in Costa Rica is the latest addition to a network of centers established by Georgia Tech around the world that utilize research, innovation, and education.  The Center, a member of the Productivity for Progress Institute, is a joint development of the Supply Chain \u0026amp; Logistics Institute, the Stewart School of ISyE, and the College of Management at Georgia Tech in partnership with the Foreign Trade Corporation (PROCOMER) and the Chamber of Industries in Costa Rica.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022We are delighted to have a presence in Costa Rica that gives our faculty and students an opportunity to participate in this exciting activity,\u0022 said Georgia Tech President G. P. \u0022Bud\u0022 Peterson.  \u0022One of Georgia Tech\u0027s strengths is working with business and industry around the world to apply scientific principles and to provide needed education to help meet business challenges. 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His article features video interviews with President of Georgia Tech Dr. G.P. \u0022Bud\u0022 Peterson with Marco Ruiz, Costa Rican Trade Minister. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe logistics center, a joint development of Tech\u0027s Supply Chain \u0026amp; Logistics Institute, Stewart School of ISyE and College of Management in conjunction with the Costa Rican Chamber of Industries and trade promotion agency PROCOMER, will conduct research, teach professionals, and develop technologies to help Costa Rican companies export more efficiently. For more information, please visit:\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.globalatlanta.com\/articlevid\/17531\/543\/\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.globalatlanta.com\/articlevid\/17531\/543\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETrevor Williams of \u003Cem\u003EGlobal Atlanta\u003C\/em\u003E was on hand to cover the grand opening of GT\u0027s new Trade, Innovation \u0026amp; Productivity Center in Costa Rica. His article features video interviews with G.P. \u0022Bud\u0022 Peterson and Marco Ruiz, Costa Rican Trade Minister.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Costa Rican TIP Center Grand Opening a Success"}],"uid":"27279","created_gmt":"2009-08-27 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:03:49","author":"Barbara Christopher","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2009-08-27T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2009-08-27T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"47600":{"id":"47600","type":"image","title":"President of Costa Rica greets Donald Ratliff, SCL Executive Director","body":null,"created":"1449175348","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:42:28","changed":"1475894445","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:40:45","alt":"President of Costa Rica greets Donald Ratliff, SCL Executive Director","file":{"fid":"190125","name":"tqa80941.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tqa80941_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tqa80941_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":63621,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tqa80941_0.jpg?itok=2H1BqZUl"}}},"media_ids":["47600"],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"131","name":"Economic Development and Policy"},{"id":"132","name":"Institute Leadership"},{"id":"133","name":"Special Events and Guest Speakers"}],"keywords":[{"id":"234","name":"Costa Rica"},{"id":"4575","name":"grand opening"},{"id":"341","name":"innovation"},{"id":"237","name":"Productivity"},{"id":"7901","name":"TIP"},{"id":"6605","name":"Trade"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Christopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=bt3\u0022\u003EContact Barbara Christopher\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["bchristopher@isye.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"57506":{"#nid":"57506","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech To Open Logistics Center in Costa Rica","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EGlobal Atlanta\u003C\/em\u003E - June 19, 2009\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0027s Don Ratliff discusses the new logistics center in Costa Rica. The Georgia Institute of Technology on Aug. 20 will open a center in aimed at improving foreign trade by helping companies there get products to market faster and more efficiently. The Georgia Tech Trade Chain Innovation and\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\nProductivity\n\n\nCenter , which will be located in \n\n\nSan Jose , is designed to teach graduate students and company executives how to improve supply chains and logistics. It will also serve as a research center in those fields, said Don Ratliff, executive director of Tech\u0027s Supply Chain \u0026amp; Logistics Institute...  \u0022Supply chains and logistics are fundamental to trade,\u0022 said Dr. Ratliff. \u0022It would be impossible for anyone to be good at trade that doesn\u0027t have good supply chain and logistics capabilities.\u0022   \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.globalatlanta.com\/article\/17407\/\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.globalatlanta.com\/article\/17407\/\u003C\/a\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27279","created_gmt":"2009-06-19 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:06:25","author":"Barbara Christopher","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2009-06-19T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2009-06-19T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Christopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=bt3\u0022\u003EContact Barbara Christopher\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["bchristopher@isye.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}